Emotions and Oils

Yes, it's true, essential oils really can help with emotions.  It is one of the most healing aspects of oils.  Oils are made up of tons and tons of tiny molecules.  These molecules are so small, they actually have the ability to penetrate what is referred to as the "Blood Brain Barrier."  When you breath in an essential oil, these itty bitty molecules actually pass through your nose and go strait to the brain, in the central part, called the amygdala.  This is the headquarters of the limbic system.  What does the limbic system do?  Well, it stores and files your emotional experiences.  This part of your brain does not understand "words."  It only responds to smells.  This is why when I smell the perfume "Charlie" on someone, I immediately feel sense of comfort and peace because it is what my beloved grandmother wore.   Or perhaps, you smell cookies baking and long to be back in your mother's kitchen.

Did you know that some stored emotions can actually make you sick?  Well, they can.  When essential oils go to the amygdala, they can cause an up-stir of these emotions.  You can even store them in different parts of the body, causing ailments effecting that part of the body.  For example, if you are storing emotions in your joints, you can develop arthritis.  They can also cause cancer.  So, when an oil causes this up-stir, it can cause you to deal with the emotion you are storing, and then release them.  This is healing.  Sometimes it is immediate, and sometimes it takes time.